Garment-stay.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GARMENT-STAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1907.

Application filed February 24, 1906. Serial N- 302,811.

simple construction adapted to be fastened in position upon the garmentwithout the use of paste, stitches or other auxiliary fastenings, whichmay be cheaply manufactured, and which when applied to the garment willbe rmly and securely held in place.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure l is a front view of a garment stayembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3is a cross section. Fig. 4 is a front view of one of the body strips.Fig. 5 is an edge view of the same.

The body of the stay may be of any preferred construction, but is shownin the present instance as consisting of a pair of parallel strips l and2 of bone, steel or any other suitable material, the said stripsrespectively constituting bacliing and facing strips arranged to lie inclose contact with one another. The backing strip l is preferably ofgreater thickness than the face strip 2 and may be fastened thereto inany preferred manner. The body thus formed is inclosed within a suitablecovering or sheathing 3, preferably of fabric, which is folded aroundthe same and suitably secured at its edges and has its end portionslapping over upon the rear ply of the fabric at the back of the stay, asindicated at 4. The edges and ends of the fabric sheathing may bepasted,

stitched or otherwise united, and said sheathing may serve, if desired,as the sole means for retaining the strips l and 2 in proper relativeposition.

The stay is provided with a series of hooks 5 for fastening' the same tothe garment. These hooks are carried by the facing strip 2 and projectthrough the contiguous ply of the fabric sheathing. The hooks extend inparallel relation to the body of the stay and alternately project inopposite directions and are provided with spurred or barbed terminals 6to engage the fabric of the garment, the undercut shoulders of the barbsserving to hold the hooks firmly and securely against disengagement. Bythus arranging the hooks so as to project in opposite directions thestay will be held from shifting longitudinally in either direction, thuspreventing strain upon or injury to the garment.

It will be seen that the construction disclosed provides asimple form ofstay which may be inexpensively manufactured and effectually fastened tothe garment `without the use of paste, stitches or other auxiliaryfastenings.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

A garment stay comprising a backing strip, a facing strip, a sheathinginclosing said strips, and securing hooks carried by the facingstrip-and projecting through the adj acent side of the sheathing in aplane parallel 1 with said strips.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

f HARRIET L. GREGG. Witnesses:

CLARENCE L. MURPHY, CHARLOTTE M. HUFF.

